atw: Re: [OT] Writing for multiple Englishes: was writing for Aus audience
- From: "nigeldawes" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:00:03 +1000
>>Wow, so you Aussies have Christmas in June
....lol!
Considering US ignorance... I have a story about an American I met in a bar
once who swore that Americans had invented the boomerang and it was
impossible that simple, native Australians could have invented such a cool
tool. Hmmmm...??? Almost in the same breath, he tried to convince me that
ACDC was an American band. HA!!!
Nigel
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Gary Stevens
Sent: Friday, 14 October 2005 11:47 AM
To: Austechwriter
Subject: atw: [OT] Writing for multiple Englishes: was writing for Aus
audience
Hi All:
I'd agree with the poster that Americans seem less tolerant of non-native
usages than the rest of us in the global Anglophone community, so it would
make sense to cater for Americans first. I recall catching a cab in the
midwest, asking to be taken to the railWAY station. After a few flummoxed
seconds of silence he responded with "You mean the railroad station?". Just
that tiny difference confused him.
As another indicator of that intoIerance (perhaps too strong a word), I
also proffer the fact that in the entire history of American network
television, only one non-American series has been shown in primetime. At
least, that's what I heard some years ago. Glad to be corrected on it.
Speaking of confusing Americans, I can't resist this story (it's Friday).
I was having a haircut in Indiana. Engaging in conversation with the
hairdresser we got talking about Christmas. After mentioning how it was
often hot in Sydney on Christmas day, I found myself having to explain a few
basic astronomical facts about the differences between the two hemispheres.
She listened politely and at the end said "Wow, so you Aussies have
Christmas in June". There was no more I could say.
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